Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from French débâcle.
Pronunciation[edit]
debakl m inan
- debacle crushing defeat (event or enterprise that ends suddenly and disastrously)
- Voliči dali vinu za tento debakl republikánům. ― Voters imputed blame for the defeat to the Republicans.
Declension[edit]
Declension of debakl (hard masculine inanimate)
See also[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- debakl in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- debakl in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989